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5 Biggest Wins For India In ODIs Vs Pakistan In Terms Of Runs

Five biggest wins for India in ODIs vs Pakistan in terms of runs (x.com)Five biggest wins for India in ODIs vs Pakistan in terms of runs (x.com)

Team India’s rivalry with Pakistan constitutes one of the oldest chapters in ODI cricket. Moreover, some of the grandest moments from India’s cricketing movement is engulfed with remarkable victories against the ‘Men in Green’.

Here at OneCricket, we take a look at five of the biggest wins recorded by Team India (in terms of runs) over Pakistan in ODI matches.

5. Win by 87 runs vs Pakistan, 2005

Win by 87 runs vs Pakistan, 2005 (x.com)Win by 87 runs vs Pakistan, 2005 (x.com)

Team India, boosted with centuries from attacking opener Virender Sehwag and cunning number four Rahul Dravid, racked up 281-8 from 50 overs in the first match of their home ODI series against Pakistan back in early-2005. While Sehwag flogged 108 runs from 95 balls with nine boundaries and three sixes under sweltering Kochi heat at the Nehru Stadium, Dravid bided his time to make a tireless 104 off 139 deliveries.

Sachin Tendulkar, who failed with the bat, blew away Pakistan’s lower-half with the ball to record only his second ODI five-fer with figures of 5-50 from 10 overs. Tendulkar’s five-wicket haul also included the prized-scalps of Inzamam-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi as India skittled the ‘Men in Green’ for just 194 to secure the early series-lead by 87 runs.

4. Win by 89 runs vs Pakistan, 2019

Win by 89 runs vs Pakistan, 2019 (x.com)Win by 89 runs vs Pakistan, 2019 (x.com)

In match number 22 of the 2019 World Cup at Manchester’s Old Trafford, Rohit Sharma led India’s early assault against arch-rivals Pakistan. The legendary opener formed 136 runs from 24 overs with half-centurion KL Rahul (57 off 78), and another 98 runs with captain Virat Kohli (77 off 65). Sharma himself belted 140 runs from just 113 deliveries with 14 boundaries and three maximums as Team India mounted 336-5 from 50 overs.

Defending 337, Indian bowlers Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav picked up two wickets each to limit Pakistan down to 212-6 in a rain-curtailed 40-over innings. Yadav unfurled one of the deliveries of the tournament by blitzing through the gates of a then-young Babar Azam as India sealed their two World Cup 2019 points by 89 runs (DLS method).

3. Win by 124 runs vs Pakistan, 2017

Win by 124 runs vs Pakistan, 2017 (x.com)Win by 124 runs vs Pakistan, 2017 (x.com)

With half-centuries from each of India’s top four, the ‘Men in Blue’ hauled 319-3 in 48 overs against old rivals Pakistan in the first week of the 2017 Champions Trophy in Birmingham. Openers Rohit Sharma (91 off 119) and Shikhar Dhawan (68 off 65) shared 136 runs together while captain Virat Kohli clattered the likes of Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riyaz and Hasan Ali with an unbeaten 81 from just 68 deliveries.

Yuvraj Singh piled on Pakistan’s misery at the death by slogging his way to a swift 32-ball 53 before Hardik Pandya launched three successive maximums in his six-ball cameo. Seamers Umesh Yadav (3-30), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-23) and Hardik (2-43) alongside ace spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2-43) limited Sarfaraz Ahmed and co. to just 164 later in the run-chase to orchestrate a 124-run win (D/L method) for the ‘Men in Blue’.

2. Win by 140 runs vs Pakistan, 2008

Win by 140 runs vs Pakistan, 2008 (x.com)Win by 140 runs vs Pakistan, 2008 (x.com)

The Indian team logged 330-8 from 50 overs against Pakistan in the second match of the Bangladesh ODI tri-series in June 2008 at Mirpur. Openers Gautam Gambhir (62 off 62) and Virender Sehwag (89 off 76) listed dazzling half-centuries in their monumental 155-run partnership before Yuvraj Singh took over the run-scoring onus with a near run-a-ball 55. Captain MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina also cracked valuable 20s in the backend of the innings to consign each Pakistani bowler to go above five runs an over.

In a bid to extend their 12-match winning streak, Pakistan crumbled for just 190 in a chase of 331 to fall 140 runs short of their target. New-ball operator Praveen Kumar and ace spinner Piyush Chawla collected four wickets each to headline India’s record win.

1. Win by 228 runs vs Pakistan, 2023

Win by 228 runs vs Pakistan, 2023 (x.com)Win by 228 runs vs Pakistan, 2023 (x.com)

A potential blockbuster showdown turned out to be a mismatch of epic proportions when Team India crossed paths with Pakistan in the ninth match of the 2023 Asia Cup in Colombo. Batting first after losing the toss, the Indian team carted a king-size total of 356-2 from 50 overs. Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill belted identical half-centuries against Shaheen Afridi and co. before their successive dismissals flagged Virat Kohli and comeback man KL Rahul to command the remainder of the Indian innings.

The two cricketers ended up sharing an unbroken 233-run partnership from 194 balls, where a late-acceleration helped Kohli notch up a scintillating 122*. Rahul also slapped a turbulent 106* with 12 boundaries and two sixes and took a special liking to Shaheen Afridi and Faheem Ashraf in the slog overs.

Later in the run-chase, Kuldeep Yadav (5/25) made lightwork of Pakistan’s lower-order after early strikes from Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya as Indian bowlers bulldozed Pakistan for just 128 in 32 overs. Pakistan’s lower-order collapse ensured Team India walked away with a colossal 228-run win.